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Serving Without Envy
Christian service honors God only when selfish ambition dies. A sermon from James 3:14–18 and Philippians 2:3–4 on humility, envy, and hidden service.
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James
Faith demonstrated through obedient living (James 1–5).
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Stewardship
A steward is not an owner — they manage what belongs to another and are accountable to that owner for the management. Everything belongs to God (I Cor. 10:26); the Christian’s resources — money, time, talent — are entrusted to them for God’s purposes, not consumed…
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The Value of a Soul
The soul is worth more than the whole world — the Lord said so, and his statement has never been answered. The person who would not trade their house for a dollar still trades their soul daily for far less than the whole world. The four…
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The Sins That Crucified Jesus
The crucifixion of Jesus was not accomplished by unusually evil people — it was accomplished by ordinary sins operating in ordinary people. The sins that crucified him are not confined to first-century Jerusalem; they are present in every generation, in every community, and in every congregation….
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Unselfish Service
Service is the fundamental structure of Christian existence, modeled by Christ himself — “the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). The motive of service determines its character: fear-motivated service…
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Seeking After God
When a person begins to seek God, Satan begins to seek that person. The obstacles are predictable and consistent: laziness, pride, fear, prejudice, and the love of an evil life. Each has appeared in the lives of people who sought God and failed to find him…
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Individual Responsibility
Responsibility is not assigned generically — it is measured by ability and opportunity. The Christian who has both is the most accountable person in the world: accountable for what they do, accountable for what they could have done and did not, and accountable for whether they…
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The Sin of Neglect
Neglect is not the absence of wrong action — it is the presence of a sin. The man who knows his duty and does not do it has sinned; the church that knows its obligations and ignores them is guilty. The hearer who has heard the…
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Jesus and Nicodemus
“Born of water and of the Spirit” is not a theological puzzle to be decoded — it is the single answer Jesus gives to the question of how to enter the kingdom. The theories that split it into two separate events either multiply births beyond what…
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Notes on First Timothy, Chapter Three
The third chapter of I Timothy governs the selection of the church’s leaders. The qualifications are not aspirational ideals — they are observable, verifiable criteria that a congregation can apply. A man who does not meet them should not hold office; a man who does is…